Hauenstein

Coordinates: 49°11′N 7°52′E / 49.183°N 7.867°E / 49.183; 7.867
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Hauenstein
German Shoe Museum
German Shoe Museum
Coat of arms of Hauenstein
Location of Hauenstein within Südwestpfalz district
Südwestpfalz
Municipal assoc.Hauenstein
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Michael Zimmermann[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total13.91 km2 (5.37 sq mi)
Elevation
348 m (1,142 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total3,969
 • Density290/km2 (740/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
76846
Dialling codes06392
Vehicle registrationPS
Websitewww.hauenstein.de

Hauenstein is a municipality in the

Palatinate forest, approximately 20 km east of Pirmasens, and 20 km west of Landau
.

Hauenstein is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Hauenstein.

It is an important centre for the shoe industry, and is home to the German Shoe Museum (Deutsches Schuhmuseum).

Shoe shopping centre

References

  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Südwestpfalz, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz
    . 2023.